Digital Media & Information Studies MA
Digital Media and Information Studies 2A INFOST2001
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Humanities
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course continues from the foundations laid in the DMIS level 1 courses, to explores the creation, use and impact of digital content and information technology in the arts, humanities and society at large. It brings a human perspective to the issues of the digital age.
Timetable
Lectures: Monday, Thursday at 11am over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus; weekly two 1-hour workshops (choice of times) over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
The standard assessments for this course are:
■ Exam (90 minutes) - 50%
■ Practical or essay-based project (1500 words) - 40%
■ Participation and contribution in practical sessions and classes - 10%
If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:
■ There is no alternative to the assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).
Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ build on the foundations laid in the first year of DMIS and introduce new concepts and applications;
■ explore information theory and structures;
■ introduce students to methods and applications of information management within professional criteria;
■ provide students with transferable skills in approaches to technology, critical analysis, problem solving across the arts and cultural heritage sector.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ explain the principles of information management with respect to cataloguing, metadata and retrieval;
■ describe the concepts behind and explain the technologies underlying the web;
■ relate the stages of design, development and evaluation and the relationship between them;
■ explain the importance of and describe the processes of digital curation/preservation;
■ explain how existing and emerging expert systems and artificial intelligence techniques are used.